Blood oozed from the corner of the boy's mouth.

He looked up at the sky, his peach blossom eyes still swaying with affection.

The sky is gray and white, and the snow is fine.

The whip fell on the back, and it hurt.

But no matter how much it hurts, he thinks he can get through it.

Just like the gloomy ten years since he was born, any suffering, any pain, as long as you grit your teeth, you can always get through, right?

If this world is cold, then he will strive to be the most cruel person, because he is more ruthless than others, so this heart will not hurt.

He cut off seven emotions and six desires, just for that one way to the top.

The affection under the peach blossom eyes slowly disappeared, leaving only the coldness of a bone-scraping steel knife.

But at this moment,

Suddenly, a small, soft, warm body hugged him from behind.

The boy froze.

The smell of blood is not all fishy sweetness, but also the simple and elegant cypress fragrance.

That's the taste of Su Xiaojiu.

There is warm liquid sliding down the neck.

The young man frowned, was that Su Xiaojiu's tears?

Okay, why is she crying again?

He didn't bully her!

It was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and there were bursts of laughter and excitement in the distance, the cold wind passing through the branches was still howling, and the whip was still cutting the flesh and skin, but those voices gradually faded away in the young man's ears, and all he could hear was the sound of falling snow in the sky, and—

Su Jiu's weak cry.

About a child, he has developed a habit of crying, and when a girl cries, she always has a small voice like a cat, as if she suppresses thousands of emotions, making him scratch his heart and lungs, and he can't be at peace.

And Xiao Yuan probably didn't expect that Su Jiu would rush out to protect Xiao Tingchen, and the whip in his hand didn't have time to brake, so he whipped Su Jiu twice due to inertia.

He frowned, threw away his whip, cursed something, and turned and went into the study.

Su Jiu choked, still hugging Xiao Tingchen tightly.

She hugged so tightly,

As if afraid of who would hurt this teenager again.

Xiao Tingchen laughed in a low voice and asked, "What are you crying for?" ”

The little girl's tears kept falling, wiping them with the back of her hand, looking pitiful.

"Su Xiaojiu, don't you often say that I'm annoying? always bullies you, burns your new jacket and skirt, scolds you for going out of the wall, scolds you and Xie Er for being a dog and a man, and always instructs you to do this and that......

"So, why are you protecting me like this?"

Su Jiu threw himself into his arms wordlessly.

Tears soaked the young man's clothes, and she had a thousand words, but she didn't know where to start.

After a long time, she said softly: "Without my little brother arguing with me all day long, Mingde Courtyard will be very lonely...... If I didn't have it, my little brother would be very lonely, right? ”

Affection is not as good as long-term companionship.

If there is no first meeting, why be afraid of parting?

Xiao Tingchen's heart shook slightly.

The pale palm with distinct knots suddenly hugged the girl tighter.

The coldness in the peach blossom eyes gradually turned into the tenderness of the spring breeze.

He bowed his head and kissed the girl's heart.

Gentle and cherished.

Something in my heart quietly sprouts and grows, like spring buds breaking through the ground.

He suddenly thought,

Fortunately, Su Jiu is not his own sister.

And many years later, someone asked the young new emperor who was in power all over the world, if Miss Ruosu was indeed his own sister, what should he do?

The cinnabar-colored man leaned against the window, his posture was lazy:

"If the people of the world are unwilling, even if there is smoke for thousands of miles, I will destroy the resentment of the people of the world. If the gods and Buddhas of the heavens are unwilling, I will kill the Nine Heavens for her, and slaughter the gods and destroy the Buddhas through thorns and thorns. In short, it doesn't matter who stands in the way of anyone in this world......"

Suddenly his eyebrows were gentle,

"As long as she wills, I will."